Managing Innovation and Change

Yaeko MITSUMORI (International Collage)

Cource Objective
   Students will understand innovation, and adopt the right attitude to promote innovation

Learning Goals

1. Students will be able to cite three examples of innovation.
2. Students will be able to cite three different types of innovation.
3. Students will be able to cite three different models of innovation.
4. Students will be able to cite three prominent entrepreneurs.
5. Students will be able to explain the differences between venture companies and big firms.
6. Students will be able to explain how Triple Helix contributes to innovation creation.
7. Students will be able to explain the ecosystem of a cluster.
8. Students will be able to recognize the differences between A-firms and J-firms.
9. Students will be able to explain how IP contributes to innovation creation.

Class Plan

	Theme	Content
Week 1	Introduction	What is innovation?
Week 2	Innovation around yourself	Think about innovaiton in daily life
Week 3	Types & Models of Innovation	Incremental vs. Disruptive innovation, Linear Model, Technology Push, Market Pull, Closed Innovation, Open Innovation
Week 4	Innovation Policy	How are innovation policies made? Who makes innovation policies? How are innovation policies implemented?
Week 5	Entrepreneur & venture	Who are entrepreneurs? What is a venture company?
Week 6	Big Corporation	What are big corporation? How do big corporations contribute to innovation creation?
Week 7	VC	What is VC? What is a fund? How does VC work?
Week 8	Funding agencies	What are funding agencies? How do funding agencies work?
Week 9	Triple Helix	Industry-academy-govt. collaboration
Week 10	Cluster	What is a cluster? What is the Silicon Valley Ecosystem?
Week 11	J-Firm, A-Firm	Differences between Japanese firms & American firms
Week 12	IP	What is IP? How does IP contribute to innovation creation?
Week 13	Service Innovation	What is service innovation?
Week 14	Social Innovation	What is social innovation?
Week 15	Course Review	Course Review

Type of Class
   Lecture (including Discussion, Presentation)

Independent Study Outside of Class
   (1) watch TV news, read newspapers, browse Internet news, (2) write a report (3) prepare for a short presentation

Textbooks
   "The Innovator's Dilemma" by Clayton M. Christensen (Harvard Business School Press), "Open Innovation" by Henry William Chesbrough (Harvard Business School Press)

Grading Policy
   Attendance 25%, Class participation 25%, Report 25%, Presentation 25%